Computational Neuroscience for Physicists
John Birmingham (Brandeis University), Mark Goldman (Harvard University)
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, 11am-12:00pm, 2-143
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Familiarity with E&M and Statistical Mechanics helpful.
In recent years physicists have been increasingly involved in the study of neural systems. In this course we will identify and investigate aspects of neuroscience that are of particular interests to physicists. In the first half of the course we will discuss the biophysical properties of the building blocks of nervous systems: channels and single neurons. In the second half of the course we will study how neural systems may learn, encode, and transmit information.
Contact: Professor Edward Farhi, 6-302A, x3-4871, farhi@MIT.EDU
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Physics Lectures for the General MIT Community
Physics Faculty
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Contact: See individual lecturers
Quantum Computers: Using Quantum Mechanics to Speed Up Computation
Professor Edward Farhi
Fri Jan 8, 01:30-02:30pm, 6-120
Planets Galore?
Professor Philip Morrison
Wed Jan 6, 01:30-02:30pm, 6-120
The Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility: NASA's Next Great Observatory
Professor Claude Canizares
Mon Jan 11, 01:30-02:30pm, 6-120
Bose-Einstein Condensation in Atomic Hydrogen
Professor Thomas Greytak
Wed Jan 13, 01:30-02:30pm, 6-120
Inflationary Cosmology
Professor Alan Guth
Fri Jan 15, 01:30-02:30pm, 6-120
Can Particles Transform into Their Anti-Particles?
Professor Richard Yamamoto
Tue Jan 19, 01:30-02:30pm, 6-120
The Physics of Quarks at Big Bang Temperatures and Neutron Star Densities
Krishna Rajagopal
Wed Jan 20, 01:30-02:30pm, 6-120
Some Less Familiar Highlights of Isaac Newton's Achievements
Professor Anthony French
Fri Jan 22, 01:30-02:30pm, 6-120
Exploration and Adventure in Physics
John King
Mon Jan 25, 01:30-02:30pm, 6-120
Studying the Structure of the Proton and Neutron with the Bates Accelerator
Professor Richard Milner
Lecture will be followed by a tour of Bates Laboratory. Transportation will be provided.
Wed Jan 27, 01:30-02:30pm, 6-120
Novel Physics on the Grand Scale: From Galaxy Clusters, to the Heliosphere, to Laboratory Experiments
Professor Bruno Coppi
Lecture will be preceded by a video projection and followed by tour.
Tue Jan 12, 01:30-02:30pm, 6-120
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Spotlight on Research in Physics at MIT
Physics Graduate Students and Senior Physics Majors
Thu Jan 21, 02-04:00pm, 4-339
Physics graduate students and senior physics majors will give short presentations of their current research projects. This will be an excellent opportunity, particularly for freshmen, to hear about exciting research being conducted in the Physics Department.
Contact: Professor Edward Farhi, 6-302A, x3-4871, farhi@mit.edu
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The Feynman Films
Mark Bessette, Series Coordinator
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
The Feynman Films:
A Series of Films by Richard Feynman
Contact: Mark Bessette, Series Coordinator, 4-309, x3-4844, rmbesset@mit.edu
"The Law of Gravitation"
Mark Bessette, Series Coordinator
Wed Jan 6, 12:30-01:30pm, 6-120
"The Best Mind Since Einstein"
Mark Bessette, Series Coordinator
Fri Jan 8, 12:30-01:30pm, 6-120
"The Relation of Mathematics to Physics"
Mark Bessette, Series Coordinator
Mon Jan 11, 12:30-01:30pm, 6-120
"The Great Conservation Principles"
Mark Bessette, Series Coordinator
Wed Jan 13, 12:30-01:30pm, 6-120
"Symmetry in Physical Law"
Mark Bessette, Series Coordinator
Fri Jan 15, 12:30-01:30pm, 6-120
"The Last Journey of a Genius"
Mark Bessette, Series Coordinator
Tue Jan 19, 12:30-01:30pm, 6-120
"Take the World from Another Point of View"
Mark Bessette, Series Coordinator
Wed Jan 20, 12:30-01:30pm, 6-120
"The Distinction of Past and Future"
Mark Bessette, Series Coordinator
Fri Jan 22, 12:30-01:30pm, 6-120
"Probability and Uncertainty"
Mark Bessette, Series Coordinator
Mon Jan 25, 12:30-01:30pm, 6-120
"Seeking New Laws"
Mark Bessette, Series Coordinator
Wed Jan 27, 12:30-01:30pm, 6-120
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